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Author: Conor Bianchi

Modern Biology: Paleoanthropology

December 4, 2018 Conor Bianchi

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Posted in: Week 15: Webinar

Harari and Humanity

November 26, 2018 Conor Bianchi

According to Harari, the state and market became the central aspects of western societies following the industrial revolution. During this…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

I Wish the Right Decision was Clearer, CRISPR

November 12, 2018 Conor Bianchi

The introduction of CRISPR into the scientific repertoire of technological fixes, brings with it various pros and cons. For example,…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

Accepting our Role in the World

October 29, 2018 Conor Bianchi

The anthropocene is defined as the period of geological time in which humans have had a significant impact on the…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

The Global Warming Snowball Effect

October 22, 2018 Conor Bianchi 2 Comments

     The two temperature thresholds given 1.5℃ and 2℃ are the points of reversibility without widespread severe damage and…

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Posted in: Week 09: Climate Science (Reidy)

Fixing the Unfixable

October 15, 2018 Conor Bianchi

In defining techno fixes, LeCain breaks them down into three separate categories, transformational, relocational and delaying. In terms of environmental…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

Blasting a New Path in the Way That We Mine

October 8, 2018 Conor Bianchi 3 Comments

For most of our history, the biggest obstacle to human deep rock mining could be summed up as “too much…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

Priestley: Jack of All Trades, Master of Some

October 1, 2018 Conor Bianchi

Priestly’s quote about the governments fearing the “air pump, or an electrical machine”, shouldn’t be taken entirely literally. Rather, “unsound”…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

The Progression of Man

September 25, 2018 Conor Bianchi 4 Comments

Harari explains the feedback loop connecting science, empire and capitalism stating “Political and economic institutions provide the resources without which…

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Posted in: Week 05: Harari (Part 2) and Johnson (Part 1)

Technology: The Cure for Being Human?

September 10, 2018 Conor Bianchi

In his commentary “The Terrible Temptation of the Technological Fix, Huethwaite confidently argues for a world in which every problem…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

Whats Going On in the Bitterroot Valley

September 3, 2018 Conor Bianchi

Over the past 50 years, the Bitterroot Valley of Montana has been experiencing both an influx of wealthy homeowners as…

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Posted in: Week 02: Diamond (MT)

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